Palmer amaranth, aka careless-weed: Topping out at up to 10 feet tall, mechanical cultivation, flame-weeding and hand-pulling are the only effective means of control ...

Long before Mexico knew modern corn, its people dedicated another far more ancient grain to their war god, Hummingbird. Each year a tribute to the Aztec king Montezuma filled 18 imperial Aztec ...

Amaranth does not refer to one single plant. Rather, Amaranthus is a wide genus comprised of around 60 different species, most of which are summer annuals. This genus is a member of Amaranthaceae, the ...

EARLVILLE, Iowa (AP) -- A relatively obscure grain could make unproductive land profitable. Amaranth, a food staple of the Aztec civilization in Mexico in the 1400s, can be grown in almost any soil ...

It’s tall and stately, with flowers ranging in color from golden to hot pink, leafy and bold stalks with red, yellow and pink veins. The amaranth plant is a beauty to behold. Amaranth is an ancient ...

One of the tricks I use to make sure I get enough grains in my diet is to make a big batch of something on a Sunday, then build dinners around it throughout the week. Lately, I've been in a rut with ...

Amaranth was once a food of Aztec royalty. It’s a sweet, high-fiber grain that also contains the most Lysine (an amino acid) of all the grains, including quinoa. It’s also a potentially effective anti ...

LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY (28 February 2012)—Rare wheat collected from the "Roof of the World" in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan; amaranth, with its exotic blood-red stalks that are used in a "Day of ...